Central Finland Regional Environment Centre

The Central Finland Environment Centre is a regional authority functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of the Environment.

Working to promote the environment

• environmental protection by guidance, counseling and compliance monitoring
• environmental permits
• river basin management
• nature conservation and cultural heritage
• land use planning, steering of building activity
• water supply and sewerage
• water resources management and planning
• research and development
• monitoring of the state of the environment
• stream and river restoration
• coordinate the environmental education work in Finnish Environmental administration

We believe that environmental considerations should be included in all socio-political decision making. All our activities also include the encouragement of people's environmental awareness.